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Selected Recent Examples of Student Research Projects in Biological Science

Undergraduate research opportunities in biology are available with all of our faculty members. Students regularly travel to and present their research findings at regional, national and even international meetings. In the 2013/2014 academic year biology students made 32 presentations at a variety of meetings in the U.S. Projects range in areas of interest from ecology to cell and molecular biology. Students who engage in undergraduate research gain valuable skills in experimental design, laboratory protocols, and field studies. Such experience is highly advantageous to students applying to graduate school or entering into the job market.

The Department of Biological Sciences also offers a unique 12-credit course BIO490 Investigative Biology Research Experience that is of great value to students planning on attending graduate school and/or seriously considering a career in research.

2014

Establishing a DNA Database for the Genus Rana in the New York Lake Champlain Basin

Student researcher: Justin Andrews.

Faculty research mentor: Dr. Nancy Elwess.

Society for College Science Teachers National Undergraduate Poster Competition. Boston, MA, April 2014.